Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । अस्मिन्नेव मम स्थाने हारीतस्यान्वयेऽभवत्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | asminneva mama sthāne hārītasyānvaye'bhavat

Translation

Nārada dit : «Ici même, en ce lieu qui est le mien, il naquit dans la lignée de Hārīta.»

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• हारीतस्य: of Hārīta
• हारीतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अन्वये: in the lineage
• अन्वये: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अभवत्: there was/was born
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada gestures to the surrounding hermitage grounds, indicating ‘this very place’; a subtle emphasis on continuity—old trees, a simple altar, and the river/ford nearby—suggests a long-standing rishi-sthāna.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places preserve living lineages of dharma, linking geography with r̥ṣi tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

It indicates “Nārada’s own place/seat” (mama sthāne) without naming it explicitly in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides genealogical and place-based context for the forthcoming account.